Elastic Ring With Replaceable Element

ABSTRACT

A ring preferably made of elastic material, the ring including a groove having a first shape and a removable ring insert that fits within the groove.

FIELD

This disclosure relates to the field of jewelry. More particularly, thisdisclosure relates to elastic rings.

BACKGROUND

Jewelry including rings have been around for many years. Rings are oftenpurchased based on their particular look and feel and are sometimespurchased as fashion accessories. It is often necessary to purchase morethan one ring to accessorize with different clothing having differentcolors and styles.

What is needed, therefore, is a ring that can be adapted to selectivelyhave different colors or to otherwise change its shape in some manner.

SUMMARY

The above and other needs are met by a ring including a ring baseincluding a groove having a first shape, and a removable ring insert inthe shape of the first shape so that the ring insert fits tightly withinthe groove. The removable ring insert is preferably made of an elasticmaterial, preferably silicone rubber. The ring base is also preferablymade of an elastic material, preferably silicone rubber. The ring insertpreferably fits flush within the groove.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure willbecome better understood by reference to the following detaileddescription, appended claims, and accompanying figures, wherein elementsare not to scale so as to more clearly show the details, wherein likereference numbers indicate like elements throughout the several views,and wherein:

FIG. 1 shows a ring including a ring insert having a first shape;

FIG. 2 shows the ring of FIG. 1 wherein the ring insert has beenremoved;

FIG. 3 shows a ring including a ring insert having a second shape;

FIG. 4 shows the ring of FIG. 3 wherein the ring insert has beenremoved;

FIG. 5 shows a ring including a ring insert having a third shape; and

FIG. 6 shows the ring of FIG. 5 wherein the ring insert has beenremoved.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various terms used herein are intended to have particular meanings. Someof these terms are defined below for the purpose of clarity. Thedefinitions given below are meant to cover all forms of the words beingdefined (e.g., singular, plural, present tense, past tense). If thedefinition of any term below diverges from the commonly understoodand/or dictionary definition of such term, the definitions belowcontrol.

FIG. 1 shows a basic embodiment of a first ring 10 as described herein,the first ring 10 including a first ring base 12 and a first ring insert14. The first ring insert 14 is removable from the first ring base 12 asshown, for example, in FIG. 2. The first ring insert 14 fits within afirst groove 16 along the first ring base 12. In some embodiments, thefirst ring insert 14 fits flush within the first groove 16 as shown inFIG. 1. Different ring inserts can be interchanged and used with thesame ring base. In this way, a ring can be accompanied by multiple ringinserts, each having a different color or style.

FIG. 3 shows a second ring 18 including a second ring base 20 and asecond ring insert 22. The second ring insert 22 is removably locatedwithin a second groove 24 along the second ring base 20. FIG. 4 showsthe second ring insert removed from the second groove 24.

FIG. 5 shows a third ring 26 including a third ring base 28 and a thirdring insert 30. The third ring insert 30 is removably located within athird groove 32 along the third ring base 28. FIG. 6 shows the thirdring insert 30 removed from the third groove 32.

The foregoing description of preferred embodiments of the presentdisclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration anddescription. The described preferred embodiments are not intended to beexhaustive or to limit the scope of the disclosure to the preciseform(s) disclosed. Obvious modifications or variations are possible inlight of the above teachings. The embodiments are chosen and describedin an effort to provide the best illustrations of the principles of thedisclosure and its practical application, and to thereby enable one ofordinary skill in the art to utilize the concepts revealed in thedisclosure in various embodiments and with various modifications as aresuited to the particular use contemplated. All such modifications andvariations are within the scope of the disclosure as determined by theappended claims when interpreted in accordance with the breadth to whichthey are fairly, legally, and equitably entitled.

What is claimed is:
 1. A ring comprising a ring base including a groovehaving a first shape, and a removable ring insert in the shape of thefirst shape so that the ring insert fits tightly within the groove. 2.The ring of claim 1 wherein the removable ring insert is made of anelastic material.
 3. The ring of claim 2 wherein the ring base is madeof an elastic material.
 4. The ring of claim 2 wherein the removablering insert is made of silicone rubber.
 5. The ring of claim 4 whereinthe ring base is made of silicone rubber.
 6. The ring of claim 1 whereinthe ring insert fits flush within the groove.